World Fuel Services Corporation [MIAMI] (NYSE: INT) announced that Fernando Casadevall has joined as Chief Human Resource Officer. Fernando has been Chief Human Resources Officer for Qatar Airlines Group since 2016. Fernando has also held executive HR roles with Al-Futtaim Group Companies in Dubai, Citigroup in London, Baltimore and New York and Spear, Leeds & Kellogg.

GE [BOSTON] (NYSE: GE) announced that L. Kevin Cox will join GE as Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, effective February 25, 2019. Cox joins GE from American Express, where he was the Chief Human Resources Officer. Cox succeeds Raghu Krishnamoorthy who will be retiring from GE after 25-years of dedicated service. Cox joined American Express in 2005 after 16 years at Pepsi-Cola and the Pepsi Bottling Group (PBG), where he held positions leading strategy, business development, technology, and Human Resources.

PCI [Philadelphia, PA] announced the appointment of Angi Calkins as Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer. Calkins served in senior leadership roles at Regeneron Pharmaceuticals.

Rich Jacquet

Coursera [Mountain View, CA] announced that Rich Jacquet has joined as new Chief People Officer. Most recently, he was the Chief People Officer at Gigamon. He also held leadership positions at companies like Packeteer, Bay Networks, eBay and Yahoo!

Tilray, Inc. [NANAIMO, British Columbia] (NASDAQ: TLRY) announced the hire of Rita Seguin as EVP of Human Resources. Seguin served as the Senior Vice President of Human Resources for Diageo North America and most recently as Vice President of Human Resources for Southern Glazers Wine & Spirits Distributors.

Rachel Mooney

Snow Software [STOCKHOLM & AUSTIN, Texas] announced the appointment of Rachel Mooney as Chief People & Culture Officer. Mooney from Vodafone, where she led strategic and operational HR for group corporate functions and global shared services. Previously, Mooney led organizational culture for Google across EMEA as well as the company’s human resources function in Ireland.

Karishma Patel Buford

OppLoans [Chicago] announced the appointment of Karishma Patel Buford to the new role of Chief People Officer. Karishma joins OppLoans after a successful tenure as Head of Global Talent Management at Groupon. She has previously held leadership roles at BAE Systems Inc and Korn Ferry.

Jennifer Chatt

CHA Consulting, Inc. [ALBANY, N.Y. and BIRMINGHAM, Ala.] announced the appointment ofJennifer Chatt as Senior Vice President of Human Resources. Jennifer joined CHA in July 2017 to lead human resources. She previously held senior human resource management positions at Key Bank, NYISO, Northeast Parent and Child Society and Angiodynamics.

NFP [NEW YORK] announced that Kim Davis, formerly NFP’s chief human resources officer, is joining NFP’s board of directors. In addition, Davis will take on the newly created role of chief diversity and inclusion officer. Ginnette Quesada-Kunkel and Mary Steed will join NFP’s Executive Management Committee as chief human resources officer and chief people officer, respectively. Quesada-Kunkel, currently senior vice president of HR, will become executive vice president and assume oversight for the HR function as chief human resources officer. Steed, currently senior vice president of HR, assumes the newly created role of chief people officer.

Katherine Johnson

Gilbane Building Company [PROVIDENCE, R.I.] announced that Katherine Johnson joined the company as senior vice president and chief human resources officer, succeeding Pierre LaPerriere as he retires at the end of 2019. In her most recent role, Ms. Johnson served as global vice president and head of human resources for buildings, infrastructure and advanced facilities for Jacobs in Englewood, Colorado. She also held a range of domestic and international human resources management roles of increasing responsibilities at CH2M over a span of twenty-four years.

Panera Bread [ST. LOUIS] announced that Anita Vanderveer has recently joined the company’s senior management team as SVP, Chief People Officer. Most recently, Anita served as senior vice president of people for the national headquarters of SONIC®, America’s Drive-In®. Vanderveer began her career with Pizza Hut/Yum! Brands more than 25 years ago in restaurant operations and has served in a variety of human resources executive positions.

Mimecast Limited [LEXINGTON, Mass.] (NASDAQ: MIME) announced Karen Anderson as its new Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO). In her last role, Karen was the Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at Alnylam Pharmaceuticals. Previously, she was Vice President of Human Resources for Pfizer. Earlier in her career she was responsible for compensation, benefits and systems for Bayer Canada before becoming the Global Human Resources Director for Baxter.

Preferred Mutual Insurance Company [NEW BERLIN, N.Y.] announced the promotion of Jenifer Rinehart to Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer. Jenifer joined Preferred Mutual in 2017 and has over 20 years in the insurance industry and over 30 years in Human Resources.

SmileDirectClub [NASHVILLE, Tenn.] announced that Cheryl DeSantis, who previously served as Vice President of People & Organization, is now Chief People Officer (CPO).

Elizabeth Baxter

Torchy’s Tacos [AUSTIN, Texas] announced the hiring of Elizabeth Baxter as chief people officer. Baxter joins Torchy’s after spending over seven years in multiple HR roles at Walmart, most recently as senior director, performance management for the enterprise.

Sterling Construction Company, Inc. [THE WOODLANDS, Texas] (NasdaqGS: STRL) announced that Kate Sberna has been appointed to the position of Vice President, Chief Talent Officer. Most recently she was with Aggreko where she held the position of Global Director of Learning & Talent. Kate’s 11 year career with Aggreko also included roles as the Senior Vice President of Human Resources for the Aggreko’s Rental Solutions business, and The Americas division. Prior to this, Kate was Vice President of Human Resources for Corrpro Companies. Additionally, the Company has appointed Craig Allen, previously Sterling’s Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer since 2013, to the position of Senior Vice President, Chief Compliance & Administration Officer.

Pacific Western Bank [BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.] announced that Rebecca Cordes has been hired as Executive Vice President, Human Resources. Prior to joining, Ms. Cordes served as the Executive Vice President, Director of Support Services at First Western Trust Bank, principal banking subsidiary of First Western Financial, Inc. During her tenure with First Western Financial Inc., she also served as the Director of Human Capital and as Senior Operations Officer for First Western Capital Management.

BetterCloud [NEW YORK] announced it has expanded its executive team with the appointment of Marjorie Ajero as Chief People Officer. Previously, she served as Vice President of Human Resources at Group Nine Media. Prior to Group Nine Media, Ajero worked at Thrillist Media Group. Before that, she worked at Everyday Health where she helped build the HR team and worked on several M&A transactions.

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company [AKRON, Ohio] (NASDAQ: GT) announced that Gary VanderLind, vice president of Human Resources for the company’s Americas region will become senior vice president, Global Human Resources, effective Feb. 1, 2019. VanderLind began his Goodyear career in the company’s retail stores in 1985, during which time he managed multiple company-owned outlets for the company. He then advanced through various Human Resources roles in North America, EMEA and the Americas, as well as corporate and functional roles. VanderLind succeeds John Lucas, who is retiring.

Target Corporation [MINNEAPOLIS] (NYSE: TGT) announced that Stephanie Lundquist, who has served as Target’s Chief HR Officer since 2016, has been named President of Food and Beverage. Melissa Kremer, Senior Vice President HR, has been promoted to Target’s Chief HR Officer. Kremer, who has been with the Company since 2004, has led HR strategy and operations; HR business partnership, including support of Target’s largest commercial businesses; and the talent management functions of recruiting, learning, leadership development and strategic workforce planning.

AmerisourceBergen [VALLEY FORGE, Pa.] announced the appointment of Silvana Battaglia to its executive team as Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer. Battaglia was most recently with Aramark. She is succeeding Kathy Gaddes, who has taken on the role of EVP and Corporate Compliance Officer at AmerisourceBergen.

Andrew Davis

Lennar Corporation [Miami, FL] (NYSE: LEN), recently hired Andrew Davis as Chief Human Resources Officer. Before joining Lennar, Andrew was the Global Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer of The Coca-Cola Company and spent 10+ years there in various Human Resources positions. He also held positions of increasing responsibility at The Home Depot, Best Buy Company and Yum Brands.

DISCO [AUSTIN, Texas] announced that Aaron P. Trull joined the company as vice president of human resources. Trull joins DISCO from Bazaarvoice, where as vice president he served for six years leading HR functions including learning and development, talent acquisition and management, HRIS and compensation. Prior to Bazaarvoice, Trull spent more than a decade at technology leaders including Dell, AMD, and Hewlett-Packard after starting his career at Ernst & Young.

TÜV SÜD America Inc. [PEABODY, Mass.] announced the appointment of Jobina Gonsalves to the role of Vice President – Human Resources for the Americas, including TÜV SÜD America, TÜV SÜD Canada, TÜV SÜD América de México, and TÜV SÜD America do Brasil. Jobina Gonsalves joined the TÜV SÜD group in 2012. She started at TÜV SÜD in Singapore as VP-HR heading the HR team in the Asia Pacific region and deploying HR and talent policies to support the growth in Asia. In 2014, Jobina became Director – Employee Development in the Global HR team. More recently, she also was responsible for Executive Management as the HR Business Partner for Senior Executives at TÜV SÜD. Prior to TÜV SÜD, Jobina Gonsalves was leading the HR team for Robert Bosch in Singapore. Previously, Jobina drove the growth for an IT firm in Singapore by setting up the HR operations for a software firm.

Karen Keegans

Rockwell Automation [MILWAUKEE] (NYSE: ROK) announced the appointment of Karen Keegans as senior vice president, human resources. Most recently, she was Chief Human Resources Officer at Pentair and previously held several senior leadership roles at Praxair and Monsanto.

JDA Software, Inc. [SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.] announced the appointment of Nathalie Carruthers as executive vice president and Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO). She joins JDA from Benchmark Electronics. Carruthers replaces Brian Boylan who retired from the company at the end of 2018. Carruthers’ extensive human resources experience spans more than 20 years with leadership positions at Benchmark Electronics, Lumileds, Flex and Solectron (acquired by Flex).

Cheryl Halverson

Gongos, Inc. [ROYAL OAK, Mich.] named Cheryl Halverson as Chief People Officer (CPO). Halverson has served as the company’s Vice President, People Development & Planning since 2014, and has been with Gongos since 1998, where she held client service and team management roles.

Fred Alger Management, Inc. [NEW YORK] announced that Christie Tully has joined as Senior Vice President, Head of Human Resources. Tully joins Alger from Mission Capital Advisors, where she served as Director, Head of Human Resources. She previously held recruiting roles at Kain Management Group and Glocap Search. Prior, Ms. Tully worked as a project manager at General Electric and Thomson Financial. She began her career at Goldman Sachs as an internal wholesaler and sales desk analyst.

Core Molding Technologies, Inc. [COLUMBUS, Ohio] (NYSE American: CMT) announced that Renee Anderson has been appointed Executive Vice President of Human Resources. Prior to joining Core, Renee was President of Anderson Consulting Services, LLC. Prior to Anderson Consulting Services, Ms. Anderson served as the Americas Human Resources Director for Draexlmaier. Before that she held Human Resource leadership positions of increasing responsibility with Danfoss and Alcan Medical.

Sony Pictures Entertainment [Culver City, CA] named Stacy Green as Executive Vice President & Chief People Officer. Green will replace George Rose, who has led the group for the last 10 years and will be retiring at the end of the summer. Rose has agreed to stay on as a consultant to ensure a smooth transition when Green starts on September 5. Green is currently Chief People Officer for Group Nine Media. Prior to that, she served for five years as EVP, Global HR & Facilities for A+E Networks leading HR for A&E, History, Lifetime, VICELAND, A+E Studios and A+E International & Digital. From 2008 – 2013, Green was at NBCUniversal, where she served in HR leadership roles for NBC News, NBCU Advertising Sales & Client Partnerships and acted as a key member of the transition team during Comcast’s acquisition of NBCU. Prior to that, Green worked in various capacities at Revlon from 1997 – 2007 transitioning from Senior Tax Counsel to HR leadership during her tenure.

BioScrip, Inc. [DENVER] (NASDAQ: BIOS) announced the appointment of Leslie McIntosh as Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer of the Company. Most recently, she was Vice President, Human Resources at DigitalGlobe, a business unit of Maxar Technologies. Prior to that, she was HR Director at Vail Resorts, and held senior HR roles at MWH (now part of Stantec), Janus Henderson Investors and American Century Investments, with ten years at public companies.

Mia Danburg

Cadence Aerospace [ANAHEIM, Calif.] announced the appointment of Maria (Mia) M. Danburg as Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer. Ms. Danburg most recently served as Director, Human Resources, at Barnes Aerospace—a segment of Barnes Group Inc. Prior to joining Barnes Group Inc., Ms. Danburg held progressive leadership positions with United Technologies Corporation (UTC) in both its Commercial and Aerospace businesses. These roles included Manager–Global Talent, Engagement and Inclusion at UTC Climate, Controls & Security, along with numerous appointments at Pratt & Whitney including Human Resources Manager–Module Center Engineering; Manager–HR Operations and Talent Sourcing; Manager–Continuous Improvement & Communications for Commercial Spares; and Human Resources Manager for multiple P&Ls.

AMETEK, Inc. [BERWYN, Pa.] (NYSE: AME) announced the appointment of John Mockler as Vice President, International Human Resources. Mr. Mockler rejoins AMETEK after serving as Global Human Resources Director for the Precision Engineering Division of IMI plc. Prior to that, he served in an international role for AMETEK as Director, Human Resources. Earlier in his career, John held positions with increasing responsibility at Newell Rubbermaid, AGCO – Massey Ferguson and Dunlop Tyres.

Rockefeller Capital Management [NEW YORK] announced that Jack Ryan has joined the firm as its Chief Human Capital Officer. While at General Electric, he spent the last two years leading Executive Development and serving as the Chief Learning Officer with responsibility for General Electric’s Crotonville Leadership Development Institute. For six years before that, he was the top human resources leader for GE Capital. Ryan starts at Rockefeller Capital Management September 1.

Valerie Benjamin

Financial Institutions, Inc. [WARSAW, N.Y.] (NASDAQ: FISI), parent company of Five Star Bank, Scott Danahy Naylon, LLC (“SDN”), Courier Capital, LLC (“Courier Capital”), and HNP Capital, LLC (“HNP Capital”) announced that Valerie C. Benjamin was named Chief Human Resources Executive. Ms. Benjamin most recently serving as Associate Dean and Chief Human Resources Officer (“CHRO”) for Cornell University’s School of Labor and Industrial Relations. She previously served as CHRO at EarthLink, an IT services company. Her career also includes 11 years as a Global Human Capital consultant at Accenture. Ms. Benjamin succeeds Paula D. Dolan, former Director of Human Resources and Enterprise Planning. Ms. Dolan stepped down from her role as Director of Human Resources last month. In support of an effective transition for this important position, she will remain with the Company and continue to serve as Human Resources Project Manager through her retirement on December 31, 2018.

Riskonnect [KENNESAW, Ga.] announced Kevin Crow has joined the company as its chief human resources officer. Crow most recently served as senior vice president of global human resources at BravoSolution.

Lottery.com [AUSTIN, TEXAS] announced that Leah Feingold has been promoted to Chief Human Resources Officer. Feingold began as a Director of Human Resources at Lottery.com.

Sun Life Financial Inc. [TORONTO] (TSX: SLF, NYSE: SLF) announced the appointment of Helena Pagano as Executive Vice-President, Chief Human Resources and Communications Officer. Prior to joining Sun Life, she held several senior roles in financial services. Helena succeeds Carrie Blair who announced her retirement from Sun Life earlier this year.

Kate Threewitts

G&S Business Communications [NEW YORK] (G&S) announced that Kate Threewitts, based in the agency’s Raleigh, N.C., office, has been promoted to senior vice president, human resources. Previously, Threewitts held the title of vice president. Threewitts oversees the firm’s human resources function, a role she has held since joining in 2014. Threewitts has 20 years of experience in executive counsel, performance management, and employee relations and is a member of the Society of Human Resources Management.

Compeat [AUSTIN, TEXAS] announced Carol Dunnigan as SVP, People & Culture. Prior to joining Compeat, Dunnigan served most recently as Vice President, People & Culture for Revionics. Before joining Revionics, she held the position of VP, Human Resources for Tilera. Dunnigan spent the majority of her career at Motorola’s Semiconductor Sector where she held a variety of positions in human resources, including an overseas assignment in East Kilbride, Scotland.

Level Access [VIENNA, VA.] announced the appointments of Colleen Wood as chief people officer. Wood previously served as the chief people officer of startup Bambeco and was formerly the senior vice president of human resources at LivingSocial. Wood also held several HR leadership roles at the Attachmate Group, NetIQ Corporation, and Ganymede Software.

Bob Thumith

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville [EDWARDSVILLE, ILLINOIS] has named Robert “Bob” Thumith as its new director of Human Resources. Thumith will assume his responsibilities on Friday, July 6. Thumith’s experience spans private and public, multi-state and international sectors, as he has worked for organizations such as Honeywell International, Rexam PLC, GKN Aerospace, Patriot Coal, and most recently St. Louis Community College. Thumith replaces Sherrie Senkfor, who retired in May after 10 years of service.

Southeastern Health [Lumberton, NC] announced the appointment of Patrick Ebri as SeHealth Vice President of Talent and Culture, and Chief Engagement Officer. Dr. Ebri worked at Southeast Georgia Health System in Brunswick, Ga., for 22 years. For 10 years, he worked there as vice president of human resources.

TIAA [NEW YORK] announced the promotion of Sean N. Woodroffe to Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, effective March 1, 2018. Woodroffe will succeed Skip Spriggs, who will be joining The Executive Leadership Council (ELC) as the organization’s new President and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to joining TIAA in 2017, Woodroffe was Senior Vice President and Chief People Officer at National Life Group. He has also held senior HR roles at Sun Life Financial, Financial Guaranty Insurance Company (FGIC), and the United Bank for Africa. He started his career at Merrill Lynch & Co. and spent over 18 years there, serving as First Vice President and Head of International Human Resources based in London. He also led HR for Merrill Lynch’s Japan Wealth Management business unit based in Tokyo.

Masonite International Corporation [TAMPA, Fla.] (NYSE: DOOR) announced the appointment of Bob Paxton as Senior Vice President, Human Resources effective February 26, 2018. Bob joins Masonite from Owens Corning where he served in various human resource and operational roles since 2010, most recently as Vice President of Human Resources for Owens Corning’s Composites business. Prior to joining Owens Corning, Bob was the SVP of Human Resources for Broadwind Energy and also held various human resources positions with Whirlpool and BP, including assignments in Asia and Europe.

Sue Darrow

ClearDATA [AUSTIN, Texas] announced the addition of Sue Darrow as senior vice president of human resources (SVP, HR). Darrow brings her expertise as former Chief People Officer at BuildASign.com, as well as her international experience as VP of Global HR for Mozido.

Capital Senior Living Corporation [DALLAS] (NYSE: CSU) announced that Jeremy D. Falke has joined the Company as the Senior Vice President of Human Resources. Mr. Falke previously served as the Vice President, Talent, Culture and Performance Systems for Tenet Healthcare. Prior to this role, Mr. Falke served from 2004 until 2012 as the Chief Human Resources Officer for Creighton University Medical Center, a part of Tenet Healthcare in Omaha, Nebraska.

Johns Manville (JM) [DENVER], a Berkshire Hathaway company, announced Eric Cremer is the company’s new Chief Human Resources Officer. Cremer has worked for the past two years as Director of Human Resources for JM’s Engineered Products business. Cremer worked at Merck & Co., Agilent Technologies and Kraft Foods before joining Johns Manville in 2004. Over the next eight years he held a variety of HR positions, including North America Director of Human Resources and Labor Relations, Senior HR Manager and Regional HR Manager in McPherson, Kan. Cremer left JM in 2012 to work as Vice President of Human Resources at Vistar in Centennial, Colo. He returned to JM in 2016.

Innophos Holdings, Inc. [CRANBURY, N.J.] (NASDAQ: IPHS) announced that it has appointed Robert Sklans as SVP, Chief Human Resources Officer. Sklans comes to Innophos from Elementis, where he served as CHRO and led the global HR function, while also serving as Supervisory Board Member for Elementis Specialties, Netherlands BV. Before joining Elementis, Sklans served as VP of HR, North America (NA) Region for Royal DSM. Earlier, he was Director of Talent Management, NA Region, for Evonik Industries. Sklans also served in a variety of leadership roles for Johnson & Johnson, the last as a Director, Global Talent Management, for Medical Device & Diagnostics.

DRT Strategies, Inc. (DRT) [ARLINGTON, VA.] announced that the company has hired Dave Potts as its Chief Talent Officer. Potts comes to DRT with 23 years of experience leading talent, development, and learning functions for several Fortune 100 companies including CenturyLink, Verizon, and Tech Data. Additionally, he led talent management and workforce planning consulting services for Deloitte and BearingPoint. Most recently, Potts served as a Principal with The North Highland Company.

Kristen Mullins

HighPoint Global [Reston, VA] announced the appointment of Kristen Mullins to its executive team as Chief Human Resources Officer. Mullins most recently served as Vice President of Human Resources at Oceus Networks. She has also held senior-level human resources roles at Grant Thornton LLP and BTG, Inc.

United Airlines [CHICAGO] announced Kate Gebo has been named executive vice president Human Resources and Labor Relations, replacing Mike Bonds, who announced his retirement earlier this year. Gebo currently serves as senior vice president and chief customer officer. Gebo has more than 20 years of airline experience, working in several functions at United, including leading the real estate function to work with airports worldwide to improve the overall customer experience through new facilities and services.

DISH Network Corp. [ENGLEWOOD, Colo.] announced the appointment of Walmart veteran and human resources executive David Scott to the role of Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO). Scott will serve DISH as an EVP and will join DISH’s management committee in February.

Deborah Deters

Heartland Financial USA, Inc. [DUBUQUE, Iowa] (NASDAQ: HTLF) announced that it has named Deborah Detersas Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer. Ms. Deters joins Heartland after nearly eight years at HUB International, LTD, where she most recently served as Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer. Prior to her time at HUB, Ms. Deters served as Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Administration for Bally Total Fitness.

Globoforce [FRAMINGHAM, Mass. & DUBLIN] announced Steve Pemberton as its new chief human resources officer (CHRO). Prior to joining Globoforce, Pemberton served as chief diversity officer and vice president of diversity and inclusion for Walgreens Boots Alliance. Prior to assuming his role at Walgreens, Pemberton served as chief diversity officer at Monster.com. In 2015, Pemberton was appointed by United States Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez to serve on the Advisory Committee for the Competitive Integrated Employment of People with Disabilities.

Dionne Wallace Oakley

Erie Insurance [ERIE, Pa.] announced the promotion of Dionne Wallace Oakley to executive vice president of Human Resources & Strategy. Wallace Oakley came to Erie Insurance in 2011 as vice president, HR Business Partners, following a 22-year career at State Farm. The appointment is effective Jan. 1, 2018.

Glu Mobile Inc. [SAN FRANCISCO] (NASDAQ: GLUU) announced the appointment of Gabrielle Toledano to the company’s Board of Directors. Gabrielle Toledano currently serves as Chief People Officer of Tesla, Inc. Prior to her current role, she served as the Chief Talent Officer and Executive Vice President of Electronic Arts Inc. Prior to EA, Toledano served in various HR leadership roles at Microsoft, Oracle and Siebel Systems. She holds undergraduate and graduate degrees from Stanford University.

SecureLink [AUSTIN, Texas] announced the addition of Alexis Jones as the vice president of people. Alexis Jones, most recently the vice president of human resources at Campus Advantage, has more than 15 years of HR experience.

WP Engine [AUSTIN, Texas] announced the appointment of Annette Alexander to the company’s new role of Chief People Officer. Prior to WP Engine, Annette was Vice President of Human Resources at RetailMeNot in Austin. Prior to RetailMeNot, she held senior leadership positions in Europe and the U.K. for global companies such as PayPal, Danaher, Barclays and at Dell.

Lynanne J. Kunkel

Vail Resorts, Inc. [BROOMFIELD, Colo.] (NYSE: MTN) announced the hiring of Lynanne J. Kunkel as chief human resources officer of the Company, effective May 15, 2017. Since 2010, Kunkel has served in various executive positions for Michigan-based Whirlpool Corporation, most recently as senior vice president of global human resources. Prior to that role, Kunkel was vice president of global talent development and HR Asia, and earlier served as human resources vice president of the North America region. From 1989-2009, Kunkel served in a number of roles at Ohio-based Procter & Gamble Company, most recently as human resources director of global home care.

Thumbtack [SAN FRANCISCO] announced the appointment of its new Vice President of People, Justin Angsuwat. Angsuwat joins Thumbtack from Google, where he was a member of the People Operations Leadership Team.

Kansas City Southern (KCS) [KANSAS CITY, Mo.] (NYSE: KSU) announced that its subsidiary, The Kansas City Southern Railway Company (KCSR), has appointed Janet Barras vice president human resources. Ms. Barr joined KCSR in 2015 and has since gained progressive responsibility. Prior to KCSR, she managed the human resources functions for HCA Physician Services Group and Truman Medical Centers.

Henry Toledo

Valet Waste [TAMPA, FL] announced that Henry Toledo joined the company as its new Chief People Officer. Henry most recently was a talent, performance and learning leader at Citigroup Inc. and general manager and HR services executive at ADP Inc.

Syneron Medical Ltd. [IRVINE, Calif.] (NASDAQ: ELOS) announced the appointment of Lisa A. Soderquist as Chief Human Resources Officer. Ms. Soderquist most recently held senior human resources leadership roles at Allergan plc from 2010 to 2017. Prior to working at Allergan, Ms. Soderquist held various Head of HR positions in Canada, Europe, Singapore, and the U.S.

Rite Aid Corporation [CAMP HILL, Pa.] (NYSE: RAD) announced that Ken Black, Rite Aid’s current group vice president of compensation, benefits and shared services, has been named senior vice president and chief human resources officer. He is succeeding Dedra N. Castle, who is leaving the company for personal health reasons. Black joined Rite Aid in 2003 as the company’s vice president of tax. He held various positions within the finance department throughout his career at Rite Aid before being named group vice president of compensation and benefits in 2010. Prior to joining Rite Aid, Black was a senior tax manager for Deloitte. He also held various corporate tax positions for Union Pacific Corporation and NBC.

TruGreen [MEMPHIS, Tenn.] announced that Wendy Radtke joined as senior vice president of Human Resources and CHRO. That experience includes vice president-level roles at both The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company and Honeywell International. Most recently, she served as senior vice president and CHRO at The Babcock and Wilcox Company.

Jerry Jenkins

Edgile [AUSTIN, TX] announced the addition of Jerry Jenkins to its executive team as the Chief Human Resources Officer. Jenkins joins Edgile from PayPal where he was Vice President of Human Resources. Prior to PayPal, Jenkins held senior leadership roles in Human Resources at eBay, including Global Talent Acquisition, and directing the development and implementation of its HR Shared Services organization in the Americas.

Valley Presbyterian Hospital [VAN NUYS, Calif.] welcomed Deborah Gacas its new Vice President of Human Resources. Previously, Ms. Gac served as Director of Human Resources at Providence Health and Services. She also served as Senior Vice President of Human Resources at City of Hope in Duarte, Calif., and held various roles at Scripps Health in San Diego.

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